When Sullivan Walker's parents move their family from a cosmopolitan Minnesota city to a small village in the Arizona desert, Sully decides life can't get any worse. He is leaving behind his best friend, his school and suburban life for... what? A few houses that people call a town and an awful lot of sand. Add to that, his little sister Beth is the most annoying person on earth and constantly bugs him.
Arriving in Arizona at the start of the school holidays and having no one to play with, Sully opts to spend the summer exploring the desert instead. And this is when his adventures begin.
He tracks his way through the desert, exploring a little more each day and always finds his way home with the aid of his red tape. Then one day he feels he's being followed. There's nothing there, but the feeling continues. When his red tape suddenly takes on a life of its own, Sully knows he is not alone in the desert, and eventually he encounters a being beyond his wildest imagination. But what he encounters needed something from him... and only the tribal Grandmother can guide him to find out what it is. Can he bring himself to approach her? Will she even help him? Sully is about to find out.